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Meitheamh

2012

We truly appreciate your

dedication and commitment

to Scoil Eoin. Míle buíochas

d’fhoireann na scoile a oi-

bríonn chomh dian

díograiseach i gcónaí. Sam-

hradh sona, suaimhneasach,

grianmhar daoibh go léir!

The Príomhoide’s Perspective

Confirmation and Communion 2012

We are coming to the end

of an eventful and hugely

successful year in Scoil Eoin!

We have achieved great

sporting success this last

term as hurling champions

of Sciath na Scol, as All Ire-

land table tennis champions,

and as overall winners of

our section in Cork City

Sports. We were awarded

the Gradam Gaisce by the

GAA and are the only

school in the city to have

achieved their 5th Green

Flag. We are proud of our

boys and sincerely grateful

to our teachers who have

worked tirelessly towards

achieving this success.

This term we say slán to Mr.

Dónal Conway as Principal

and to Ms. Geraldine Foley

as Speech and Drama

teacher. Gach rath agus ádh

oraibh araon. We also say

slán to our fine boys in Rang

a 6. They have been a unit

over the past eight years

and have contributed in

many ways to life in Scoil

Eoin. Guímíd gach rath

oraibh a bhuachaillí in bhúr

saoil. Finally, I wish to thank

our hardworking parents’

committee, who fund many

of our school activities.

Miss. O’ Herlihy’s Rang 2 Mr. O’ Sullivan’s Rang 6 Miss. Keenan’s Rang 2

A Word

from the Editor

Míle buíochas to the ex-

cellent 6th Class con-

tributors and to the

Tech. Team, Adam, Niall,

Conor and

especially Alan!

Miss Reihill

Scéalta Scoil Eoin

Bean Uí Nuanáin, Príomhoide

E-mail: reception@scoileoin.com Phone: 0214871321 Blog: scoileoin.scoilnet.ie/blog

Samhradh

2012

* A special thank you must go to wonderful Miss. Keane who kindly played for both ceremonies.

2011-2012 A Year of Flags, Farewells and Fun

I was honoured to collect the

Gradam Gaisce. Conor, Rang 6 Master was very

happy when we

gave him his pre-

sent. Daniel &

David, Jnr Infants

Bhí áthas an dom-

hain orm nuair a

bhuaigh mé duais!

Dominik, Rang 5

Our school tour

was brilliant fun!

Stephen, Rang 3

I was delighted to

raise the Sciath na

Scol cup as Hurling

Captain! Seán, Rang 6

I was excited do-

ing the Olympic

Challenge on our

school tour. Seán,

Rang 2 I felt great when my class

won the Cup for our song

and poem! David, Rang 1

It was fun being the

Farmer who pulled

The Enormous

Turnip in our Play.

Conor, Snr Infants

I was nervous and excited

playing at half-time in the

Cork and Kilkenny

League in Páirc Uí Chao-

imh. Liam, Rang 4

Inside this issue:

Gradam Gasice Scoile 2

5th Green Flag 2

Table-Tennis 2

Sciath na Scol Victory 2

City Sports Heroes 2

School Activites 3

Scoil Eoin Stars 3

Olympic Mom 3

School Tours 4

Farewells 4

Parents and Friends 4

Parents’ Reminder 4

Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig were pre-

sented with their fifth Green

Flag at a special ceremony in the

Silversprings Hotel in May. Scoil

Eoin is the first school in the city

to receive this prestigious flag

for the fifth time. This flag was

Sciath na Scol Hurling Team 2012

Gradam Gaisce Scoile

5th Green Flag

awarded for Global and

European Citizen-

ship. Mrs. Margaret

Healy, Green Schools

Co-ordinator, Scoil Eoin

said “It is a wonderful

achievement! It is a re-

flection of Scoil Eoin’s

commitment to Environ-

mental Issues and a tes-

tament to the hard work

of the entire school

community”. Keep up

the good work boys and

parents.

rousing reception from all of

the students and teachers in

Scoil Eoin the following day.

Everyone was so proud of

the boys’ fantastic success!

“We were delighted and

overwhelmed with the win

and a big thank you to our

coach Ivan Shorten and Mr.

O’ Connell”. Karl Walsh,

Rang 6

Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig, represent-

ing Munster, won the All –

Ireland Primary Schools Table

Tennis Final on 9th May in Dublin.

The team was made up of Karl

Walsh, Niall Brown, Paul Cooney

and Eoin O’ Callaghan. Karl Walsh

and Niall Brown started for Scoil

Eoin and somehow managed to

win two extremely close matches.

Next up were Paul Cooney and

Eoin O’Callaghan and they kept

the momentum going, by winning

their singles matches. Scoil Eoin

dreams became a reality when

they won the doubles in exciting

fashion, 6-0. What an extraordi-

nary start! They secured their

victory by beating Connacht and

Ulster in some style, 6-0 in both

games! The team finished unde-

feated in all 18 matches! What an

achievement! The boys received a

fantastically in their races and

were awarded the overall

trophy for being the best

school in their section. Maith

sibh, a bhuachaillí!

In very inclement weather at Páirc

Uí Chaoimh, Scoil Eoin’s athletes

performed brilliantly and won the

perpetual trophy for best team in Roinn B. Joseph Reville won U- 13,

Tom McElligott won U-12, Derick

Woha won U-8, Andy Djiotsa came 2nd in the same race. Also the U-13

relay team of Joseph Reville, Tom

McElligott, Colm Hendrick and

Shane Murphy came 2nd in their relay race. Scoil Eoin performed

Page 2 School Achievements

activities, with the special

guests leading coaching ses-

sions and matches. It was a

wonderful celebration of skill

and talent. Scoil Eoin Abú!

Murphy on Monday 21st

May. Other special guests

on the day included past

pupil Pa Cronin, Patrick

Kelly (also a primary

teacher), Paudie Kissane,

Martin Coleman, Liam Weir,

representative from Sciath

na Scol and a wonderful

representation from Ballin-

collig G.A.A. Club.

Scoil Eoin achieved a high

standard in a variety of ar-

eas, including curriculum

planning, training, furthering

links with the community

and the promotion of Gaelic

Games to earn the flag. Scoil

Eoin has enjoyed a long and

proud tradition of hurling and

football and was thrilled to be

named among the inaugural

recipients of this special flag.

Scoil Eoin has enjoyed a long

and proud tradition of hurling

and football and was thrilled

to be named among the inau-

gural recipients of this special

gradam. All of the boys in the

school enjoyed a day of G.A.A.

All-Ireland Table-Tennis Champions

City Sports Heroes

ted over point after point

to secure the win. Final

score: Scoil Eoin 1-7,

Cloghroe 1-2. Scoil Eoin

Abú!

The Gradam Gaisce Scoile,

the G.A.A. Schools Flag is

awarded to acknowledge and

reward schools for their ex-

cellence in the promotion of

Gaelic Games. The ‘Red Flag’

was launched and raised in

Scoil Eoin, Ballincollig, by leg-

endary Cork hurler and foot-

baller and current Senior

Hurling Manager, Jimmy Barry

The Scoil Eoin

Hurling Team

produced a

magnificent

display to

retain the

title of

Sciath na

Scol H2 Champions in

June. Despite driving rain

in the first half and a spir-

ited performance by

Cloghroe, the boys de-

fended brilliantly and slot

The Powdermills Ballincollig Castle

Barrack Square

Page 3 School Activities

History Trails

School Gardens

Scoil Eoin’s gardens are look-

ing magnificent again this

year, thanks to our 5th Class

gardeners and some

of the green-

fingered

teachers!

Exploring our Environment

1st Class explored habitats

around the school.

Scoil Eoin’s Sports Stars and An Olympic Hopeful!

Tennis

Conor Twomey and Conor

Clarke coach First Class.

Together with Brayden and

Shane they gave a wonder-

ful tennis skills exhibition.

Tag Rugby

Swimming

All classes from 1st up enjoyed

swimming lessons this year.

Cricket

Gymnastics

Infants, First and Second

Classes enjoy gymnastics

with Eva Crowley, helped by

James Murphy (past pupil)

from Ballincollig

Gymnastics Club.

Pitch & Putt

6th Class enjoyed pitch

and putt in The Ranges

Pitch and Putt Club.

Spikeball

A cross between volleyball and

basketball and 5th Class took

part in a tournament this year.

Sanita Puspure

Ireland Olympic Rower & Mama

Sanita (Mother of Patrick in Junior Inf) will

be rowing for

Ireland in

this summer’s

London Olympics!

Best of Luck!!

Ross O’ Donovan

Cork’s Newest Hurler!

Niall Brown Karate Kid!

London Football Trip

In April Fifth Class boys

made the annual trip to Lon-

don to participate in a Go-

Games tournament.

Matt Mc Grath, Community

Rugby Officer with the

Munster branch of the IRFU

coaches 4th, 5th and 6th.

Hurling

Podsie O’ Mahony, Ballin-

collig G.A.A coaches from

1st up. Mr. Landers & Mr.

Coughlan train Sciath na

Scol teams.

Brayden

won the

Motorola

Cup in

Bishopstown

L.T.C in

June.

Brayden Peck

Tennis Talent

James Doran, Munster De-

velopment Officer with Irish

Cricket, coaches 5th & 6th.

Ross will play

during the

Primary School

Games at half

time in the

Cork v Tippe-

rary match.

Niall was

awarded his

Black Belt this

year and is

currently train-

ing with the

Irish Karate

Team.

4th Class recently enjoyed

an interesting trail explor-

ing the history of Barrack

Square. They finished the

trail by carefully sketching

a building of their choice.

It was great to learn more

local history!

Mini-beast Hunt!

6th Class were honoured

with a visit by Dr. Paul Mac

Cotter from U.C.C. in

May. The day began with a

very informative talk on

the Castle, followed by a

trip there. The boys en-

joyed exploring their lo-

cality.

June saw 6th Class becom-

ing historians once more!

Jenny Webb from Ballincol-

lig Heritage Association

accompanied the boys to

The Powdermills, and

shared her vast knowledge

with them. The boys were

fascinated to learn about

this little-known local treas-

ure.

The Parents and Friends of Scoil Eoin

began this school year with a new

committee, full of bright new ideas to

better our school. Throughout the

years the efforts of the P.F.A. have

turned Scoil Eoin into a modern pri-

mary school with state of the art

facilities. This year’s Night at the

Dogs proved a great hit!

Page 4 School Tours and Parents’ Page

Parents Please Remember Scoil Eoin re-opens on Monday, September 3rd 2012.

Please ensure that your child returns with all of his books covered and labelled and that all

of his belongings and uniform are also clearly labelled.

Each boy is expected to have his own wash bag, containing a face-cloth (washed and changed weekly) and tissues.

Keep in mind that Scoil Eoin is a health-promoting school when making decisions for your child’s lunchbox.

A Fond Farewell

At the end of February Scoil Eoin bid a fond farewell to Mr. Conway. He taught in the school for 37 and a

half years and was principal for the last seven years. His retirement was celebrated with a lovely mass. The

boys sang beautifully and were a real credit to their teachers and parents. Thank you most sincerely to the

many parents who contributed towards his gift of a Waterford Crystal Lamp and a Kindle, which were pre-

sented on the day. Mr. Conway was very touched by both the mass and the gifts

and also wished to express his thanks.

Miss Geraldine Foley also said goodbye to Scoil Eoin this year. After nineteen wonderful years here she

was very sad to leave, but excited to pursue the next chapter of her life. She contributed tremendously

to Scoil Eoin and will be greatly missed by both the staff and the boys.

Parents and Friends of Scoil Eoin

The ongoing fundraising by the P.F.A. this

year has benefited classes with a variety of

activities including tennis, cricket and gym-

nastics. They kindly subsidised

the buses that travelled to the

Sciath na Scol final, so that all

children from 1st to 6th witnessed another

fantastic Scoil Eoin victory. “On behalf of the

P.F.A. we would like to say a big thank to

the parents for all of your support

throughout the year. Remember that

all funds raised go directly back your

children and the school”, Elaine

Crowley, chairperson.

Cillian Buckley,

Rang 6

School Tours - Samhradh 2012

Infants in Tír na Sí Farm 1st in Fota and the Titanic

Experience in Cobh

2nd Fun in Cork City

3rd in Carrignavar

Activity Centre

4th Exploring Cork City 5th in Star

Outdoors Kenmare

6th in Horizon Activity

Centre Westport